Plan your visit to Bridlington Kite Festival

Bridlington Kite Festival takes place on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th May 2027, held from 10am to 5pm on Sewerby Cliff Top, Bridlington, YO15 1ER. (What3words: kick.action.larger)

Entry is free and dogs on leads are welcome to join you. Here's everything you need to know to make the most of your visit.
 

Travelling to Bridlington Kite Festival

Car parking

The nearest car parks to Bridlington Kite Festival are:

• Sewerby Picnic Car Park, Pewerby Road, Bridlington, YO15 1ER.
• Limekiln Lane Car Park, Limekiln Lane, Bridlington, YO15 2LX.

Pay and display charges apply. Cash or card payments. We recommend that you download the MiPermit app in advance if you'd prefer to pay by card.

100 car parking spaces will be available at Headlands Secondary School, Sewerby Road, Bridlington, YO16 6UR. They will be managed by Bridlington Sea Cadets with a customer donation recommended.

Find more car parks across Bridlington.

Sewerby village road closures and resident access

Cliff Road will be closed from 8am to 5pm on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 May 2027 and access will be for residents only. The Ship Inn will be open for business as usual, and access will be via Seagate. Resident only access will be in place for Church Lane and Sewerby Park Close.

There will be no public parking in Bondville Model Village car park, Sewerby Hall and Gardens car park or Sewerby Methodist Church car park.
 

Parking suspensions

Parking suspensions will be in place from the railway crossing on Sewerby Road through to Main Street, Sewerby.

We politely ask that visitors do not park on the grass verges, double yellow lines or in front of residents’ driveways.

Disabled parking

Designated disabled parking bays will be allocated in Sewerby Picnic Car Park, Sewerby Road, Bridlington, YO15 1ER. Pay and display charges apply. Cash or card payments. We recommend that you download the MiPermit app in advance if you'd prefer to pay by card. Access to the Kite Festival will be via grass.

Additional disabled bays are located on North Marine Drive, Bridlington, YO15 2JZ. Access to the Kite Festival from here is via footpath, but further in distance.
 

Coach parking

There is parking for 30 coaches in Limekiln Lane Coach Park, Limekiln Lane, Bridlington, YO15 2LX. This is a long stay, 24-hour coach park and parking charges apply.
 

Land trains

The land trains will be in operation from 10.30am to 4.30pm.

• North Side Land Trains - The iconic land trains run every 30 minutes from East Riding Leisure to Sewerby Hall and Gardens. There is a special stop next to the Kite Festival field.
• South Side Land Trains - Land trains run every 20 minutes from South Cliff Park & Ride to Bridlington Spa. A short walk can be then taken through the town centre and harbour to East Riding Leisure Bridlington where the North Side Land Train can be taken to the Kite Festival.

Each land train has space for one manual wheelchair or one pushchair in the end carriage. Charges apply.
 

Railway station

The nearest railway station is Bridlington Railway Station, Station Approach, Bridlington, YO15 3EP. It is then a 10-minute taxi drive or 40 to 45-minute walk to the Kite Festival.
 

Pedestrian access

We encourage as many people as possible to access Bridlington Kite Festival on foot to help prevent vehicle congestion over the weekend. There is access along the coastal footpath from Bridlington (town centre approximately 20 to 25-minutes walk), Sewerby, Danes Dyke, South Landing and Flamborough.

Facilities

• Refreshments: A wide range of street food and drink stalls. Picnics welcome.
• Seating: Picnic tables.
• Toilets: Portaloos, including disabled Portaloo.
• First Aid: On site.
• Entertainment: Small children's fun fair, demonstrations, have-a-go sessions, family entertainment and activities.
• Stalls: Kites for sale and local charity stalls.
• Lost children's point: On site.

Stay safe when flying a kite

As with any sport, there are potential hazards to kite flying. When flying a kite you are totally responsible for flying safely. 

Do not:

• Fly in wet or stormy weather, wet lines conduct electricity, especially lightning.
• Fly near power lines. If a kite gets caught, walk away; do not try to retrieve it. Tell a responsible person what has happened. Your next kite will be better, because you will still be alive to fly it.
• Fly near trees, buildings, or where you could frighten animals or endanger other people.
• Fly near roads or railway lines.
• Fly within 5 kilometres (3 miles) of an airfield.
• Fly more than 60 metres (200 feet) above ground level unless you have permission from the Civil Aviation Authority.

 Pick:

• A wide open space without too many other people or any animals around, away from roads and railways.
• A flat area where there is nothing to fall over whilst flying your kite.
• A spot where the wind is coming from more flat land, so that buildings and trees haven’t messed it up. Your kite will fly better.
• A day when the wind is right for your kite, not too strong or not too light.
• Some good friends to have fun flying your kite with.